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9 Astounding Photoshop Transformations [VIDEOS]

9 Astounding Photoshop Transformations

1. Transformation

Similar to Dove's "Evolution" video, this timelapse clip shows the entire process of a beauty shoot.

2. Photoshop CS3 - Extreme Re-Touch/Makeover

This in-depth video shows, among other things, how to make skin appear blemish-free.

3. CS5 Extreme Photoshop CS Makeover

Most people would be happy with this "before" photo, but the touchup process "beautifies" the image even more.

4. Extreme Photoshop Transformation

This clip demonstrates how easy it is to change face and neck shape.

5. Before and After Photoshopped Celebs

Concentrating on celebs, this collection of clips offers some quite astounding before and after comparisons.

6. Photoshop Makeover - Airbrushing

This exercise in airbrushing aimed to achieve the "synthetic beauty that you see in magazines, for example, Vogue and Elle."

7. Making A Model Skinnier in Photoshop

Here we see how a model's build can be altered.

8. Ugly to Sexy (Extreme Photoshop Makeover)

This social experiment shows a man getting a "makeover."

9.Extreme (Photoshop) Makeover

This montage of clips offers a glimpse inside the portrait photo retouching process.

BONUS: Fotoshop by Adobé

Finally, we're including this parody, in which "Fotoshop" is touted as a "revolution in beauty."

With ever-more sophisticated software, media photograph touchups are now commonplace and widely accepted.

But should it be so extreme? Some would argue that airbrushing images for the beauty industry's version of perfection grossly distorts our ideas of beauty, creating a false benchmark that's utterly unattainable.

At the very least, when you see the extent to which photos can be digitally altered, you'll view future images with a healthy dose of skepticism. We've found nine YouTube videos that take you through the Photoshop transformation process.

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